dog thinks litterbox is a LUNCHBOX

Can anyone tell me what would cause a dog to eat cat crap from the litterbox? It drives me insane,not to mention how badly the dogs breath reaks! I jokingly wish he would eat his OWN crap,since it's such big piles in the yard to pick up...he doesn't eat the other dogs crap...just from litterboxes...so how can I break him of it,other than knocking him in the head,which isn't working????

Answers

is the dog a Lab? I was todl that ALL LABS do that,, my mothers dog
did it while staying here for awhile,,besides shutting it out of the
litter box,, wasnt any way to keep it out,, knocking its head almost
off didnt help either,, I thought about electric shock therapy,, but
didint get the chance.

Coprohagia is the technical term for an animal that eats feces. This
has been studied in dogs by several people with no definitive answer
for "why" being found. Although popular theory is that dog's like to
get into the cat box because the food the cat's are eating are very
rich and different from what the dog usually eats. I had a dog that
we lovingly nicked named "Crap-tin Crunch" because she was in the cat
box so much she was always walking around with bits of litter stuck
to her lips (yuck!!) :) Violence and "knocking him in the head" are
definitely NOT the way to fix the problem! They sell at most pet
stores stuff that can help. i.e. There is a product sold that is
supposed to help with this habit -- Forbid. It doesn't work in all
cases though. Just go look and see what you can find. Ask someone who
works there to help you. Also a great resource is a good vet. Next
time you take your dog in for his regular check up ask the vet what
can help. Or if you want a sooner answer call them ove the phone and
explain the problem and I sure they could give you information that
would start you in the right direction.
Good Luck! :)

Thanks for the info. I will try the new pet store that came to town
just recently. I questioned our vet about it and he said it's common
and possibly that cat food has more fat in it so it appeals to
dogs,but really didn't offer any suggestions for curing the
problem. It's really gross when they eat out of the litterbox and
slobber on someone...haha Gotta find an answer somehow, as I like
the stupid dog otherwise.haha He's got such a
funny "personality". Anyway,thanks for responding and I will check
some pet stores and see what I can figure out.I have seen stuff for
when they eat their OWN feces,but not for others,oddly enough.Glad
to know something is available.